Did Judge James S Parker Threaten A Witness With 150 Years In Prison If He Did Not Take a 10 Year Plea

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PRESS RELEASE
August 30, 2007
Arcadia, Florida

FLORIDA GRANDMOTHER CHARGED CRIMINALLY TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR JAIL MINISTRY


Judge Hayworth addressed the court room and a crowd of more than 30 spectators, requesting order and silence to those that that had traveled far in support of Nancy Grant.

Nancy, a grandmother of four children, ages 4 to 7, will spend the rest of her life in prison, if the federal appeal fails to over rule the guilty verdict of 19 counts of criminal charges, 5 years for each inmate that Nancy assisted, for the "victim-less crime" that she committed, according to her conviction.

On June 29, 2007 Nancy Grant was arrested in Arcadia, Florida. According to Nancy, the State charged her with an obsolete Florida Statute, 454.23, for the Unlicensed Practice of Law. This statute was repealed in 1968 when the Florida Constitution was revised, therefore, Nancy is the first in Florida history to be charged criminally with this violation, she states. Mrs. Grant, adds to have knowledge that this statute has been used on many other occasions to threaten those who challenge the Florida Bar's monopoly or civil rights violations, according to her research.

Mrs. Grant's ministry started when one of her sons was arrested. Nancy learned about numerous inmates, including immigrants, that after years on imprisonment, are still waiting for a hearing, according to Nancy. To Nancy's surprise, letters kept pouring in from other inmates with similar situations. That is when Nancy learned that illegal immigrants were being detained for crimes that many denounced ever committing, she further states.

Nancy's interest in the judicial branch and her fight for justice began earlier in life when due to her own experiences, Nancy ran for state representative in 2000, for governor as a write-in candidate in 2002 and circuit judge in 2004, this gave her experience in all three branches of the government.

After running for county judge, Nancy formed a non-profit corporation called the Florida Pro se Bar, Inc. The organization provided an avenue for prisoners in the state of Florida to access the courts that were being held for years without a hearing or trial and encouraged self representation before the court, according to Nancy.

Shortly after founding her organization, an attorney, Susan Germann Wright filed a complaint against Nancy Grant because two of Mrs. Wrights' clients requested assistance from the Florida Pro se Bar because they had been abandoned by Ms. Wright, according Mrs. Grant. The state attorney's office and sheriff's department both stated in Nancy's trial that if anyone teaches civil rights, as in the Bill of Rights, it is practicing law, a third degree felony carrying a five year prison sentence, as Nancy states was testified in her trial.

Cases like Gregory Tijerina, one of the inmates that Nancy offered religious comfort and information about his due process rights, testified on the witness stand that he was threatened by 12th Circuit Judge, James S. Parker, with 150 years in prison if he did not take a 10 year plea, "right now," she adds. Also according to Nancy, Gregory was cut and beaten for speaking about the illegal aliens detained in the Arcadia county jail.
In the meantime, Nancy Grant stated that she has contacted, Department of Justice, Mark Kappelhoff, Chief of Criminal Civil Rights Division and various members from Congress. In addition, Nancy has communicated with NATO's press department, the International Court of Justice and the Mexican Embassies in the United States, all of which have expressed interest in the case and requested additional information, Nancy adds.

As Nancy Grant awaits her sentencing on September 25, 2007 in the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida, she states that various national civil rights groups are already offering assistance. We the People of Florida has notified its four thousand plus members, to mobilize into action, not only in her support, but also to denounce the crisis involving countless of "detainees" still awaiting trial after years of imprisonment, according to Nancy.

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